Using inhaled iloprost to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass after implanting a left ventricular assist device [46]

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 515-516

  Winterhalter, Michael ^a   Fischer, Stefan ^a   Tessmann, Rene ^a   Goerler, Adelheid ^a   Piepenbrock, Siegfried ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a   Strueber, Martin ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILOPROST; PROSTACYCLIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE BYPASS; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WEANING;

EID: 33746525573     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000227219.60581.F2     Document Type: Letter

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